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Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Deadline 5:00 PM on Mon., Feb. 7)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Thursday, 1/13/2022

(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President)

The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It will also present Illinois research and academic librarians with the opportunity to share their findings outside of a conference or other formal setting. IACRL welcomes submissions on all subjects relevant to Illinois academic and research libraries.

The criteria for submissions, along with the process for choosing winners, are available here. ​The deadline for submitting a scholarly work is 5:00 PM Central Time on Monday, February 7. Please send your submission to Sue Franzen, IACRL Awards Committee Chair, at srfranz@ilstu.edu. If possible, send a link to the scholarly work; otherwise, submit it as an attachment, preferably as a PDF or in Word. If the work does not already contain an abstract or summary, please include one in the e-mail (a paragraph would suffice).

Once the Awards Committee has received the submissions and confirmed that they meet the criteria, voting will take place via electronic ballot in February or March. Voting will last for 30 days. The Awards Committee will then announce the winners, and those individuals will have the opportunity to present their work in a special webinar or at a future meeting of the IACRL Journal Club.

If you have any questions, please contact Sue Franzen, at srfranz@ilstu.edu. Thank you very much.

Posted in Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI), Calls and Requests, Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL), Library Organizations, Scholarly Publishing, Webinars | No Comments »

Registration and Call for Proposals Open: Rescheduled Virtual IACRL Spark Event on DEI and OER (Now Fri., April 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)–Proposals Deadline Fri., Feb. 25

by Eric Edwards Posted: Monday, 12/20/2021

(via the Illinois Library Association)

The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce the rescheduled date for its Spark event! Join IACRL for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources on Friday, April 1, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The event will be held via Zoom. Library workers from all libraries in Illinois are welcome to attend!

Registration is now open. To register, please go here.

The call for proposals is also open. Proposals should be in the theme of diversity, equity, and inclusion in OER and Open Pedagogy. If you are interested in presenting, please submit a proposal via this Google form by Friday, February 25.

Additional information on submitting a proposal is available here. The schedule will be finalized no later than Friday, March 11. Student are encouraged to submit proposals.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact ILA’s Cyndi Robinson, at robinson@ila.org.

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Reminder: IACRL Holding Virtual Fall/Winter Social: “Celebrating Our Successes” (Wed., Dec. 8, 2:00-2:45 PM)-Registration Not Required

by Eric Edwards Posted: Thursday, 12/2/2021

(via Lorene Kennard, University of St. Francis)

The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) will hold a virtual Fall/Winter Social, themed “Celebrating Our Successes”. It will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, December 8, from 2:00 to 2:45 PM CDT. All Illinois academic and research librarians are welcome to attend, regardless of whether they are members of IACRL.

Take a short break from your day to share your professional successes from 2021 with your fellow IACRL members and other Illinois academic and research librarians! In our first-ever Zoom social, come ready to share your positive news and great things that happened this year-this could be a recent publication, a successful instruction endeavor, a welcome improvement to library services-whatever you did well. In addition to learning about other librarians’ endeavors, this is a great opportunity to network with other library professionals from around the state. Besides, what’s one more Zoom meeting?

Grab a hot beverage and be prepared to cheer your fellow librarians on their successes. You are welcome to use a festive or silly Zoom background.

Registration is not required. Feel free to drop by. Lorene Kennard will post the Zoom info. the morning of the event.

If you have any questions about this event please contact Lorene Kennard, at LKennard@stfrancis.edu.

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IACRL Holding Virtual Fall/Winter Social: “Celebrating Our Successes” (Wed., Dec. 8, 2:00-2:45 PM)–Registration Not Required

by Eric Edwards Posted: Tuesday, 11/9/2021

(via Lorene Kennard, University of St. Francis)

The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) will hold a virtual Fall/Winter Social, themed “Celebrating Our Successes”. It will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, December 8, from 2:00 to 2:45 PM CDT. All Illinois academic and research librarians are welcome to attend, regardless of whether they are members of IACRL.

Take a short break from your day to share your professional successes from 2021 with your fellow IACRL members and other Illinois academic and research librarians! In our first-ever Zoom social, come ready to share your positive news and great things that happened this year–this could be a recent publication, a successful instruction endeavor, a welcome improvement to library services–whatever you did well. In addition to learning about other librarians’ endeavors, this is a great opportunity to network with other library professionals from around the state. Besides, what’s one more Zoom meeting?

Grab a hot beverage and be prepared to cheer your fellow librarians on their successes. You are welcome to use a festive or silly Zoom background.

Registration is not required. Feel free to drop by. Lorene Kennard will post the Zoom info on this listserv the morning of the event.

If you have any questions about this event please contact Lorene Kennard, at LKennard@stfrancis.edu.

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Reminder: Proposals for IACRL Spark Event on DEI and OER (Thurs., Dec. 9, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM) Due Fri., Oct. 29; Registration Now Open

by Eric Edwards Posted: Friday, 10/22/2021

Note: This event is postponed until the spring. Please watch for additional details as they become available. Thank you.

(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University)

The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce its next Spark event! Join us for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources. It will take place on Thursday, December 9, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. The event will be held via Zoom. Library workers from all libraries in Illinois are welcome to attend! Registration is now open here.

Call for Proposals

The Committee is currently seeking proposals in the theme of diversity, equity, and inclusion in OER and Open Pedagogy. Topics to consider include, but are not limited to, the following.

  • Culturally responsive instruction and “Open”
  • Elements of traditional textbook publishing or pedagogy that exclude
  • How “open” can clear barriers to DEI
  • OER is not fundamentally diverse or inclusive
  • OER and Belonging

Proposals on other topics will also be considered as space allows.

Presenters will give 10-minute lightning talks on their topics. After a set of lightning talks, attendees will go into breakout rooms to network and discuss the lightning round topics, and will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenter in their breakout room.

Participants will also be able to discuss their own experiences and ideas with one another.

If you are interested in presenting, please submit a proposal here by Friday, October 29. The schedule will be finalized no later than November 12, 2021.

Posted in Calls and Requests, Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI), Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL), Library Organizations, Open Access, Webinars | No Comments »

Registration Open for Next IACRL Virtual Journal Club Meeting, on Article “Academic Library Spaces: Advancing Student Success and Helping Students Thrive” (Thurs., Nov. 11, 12:00-1:00 PM)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Thursday, 10/14/2021

(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University)

The next meeting of the IACRL Virtual Journal Club will take place on Thursday, November 11, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including a link to the article that the group will discuss at this month’s meeting.

Join the IACRL Virtual Journal Club for a laid-back lunchtime chat about academic librarianship. We’ll provide an article, a brief summary of the piece, and a discussion leader; you bring your sandwich, your tea, and your appetite for a conversation with your peers about the article and the profession. Check in with your colleagues from across the state and learn about the state of scholarship centered on topics relevant to your work in college or university libraries.

Register here.

Article: Spencer ME, Watstein SB. Academic Library Spaces: Advancing Student Success and Helping Students Thrive. portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2017;17(2):389-402. Access here.

Discussion Leader: Shelly McDavid, Coordinator for Access, Services, & Spaces and STEM Librarian, SIUE

If you are unable to access the article at the link above, please contact the discussion leader at smcdavi@siue.edu.

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Registration and Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals Open: IACRL Spark Event on Equity and Open Educational Resources (Online Thurs., Dec. 9, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM)–Proposals Deadline Fri., Oct. 29

by Eric Edwards Posted: Saturday, 9/25/2021

(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University)

The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce its next Spark event! Join us for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Open Educational Resources. The event will take place from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Thursday, December 9, via Zoom. Library workers from all libraries in Illinois are welcome to attend!

Registration is now open. To register, go here.

The Committee is also seeking proposals for 10-minute lightning talks. Proposals should focus on one of the following topics.

  • culturally responsive instruction and “Open”
  • elements of traditional textbook publishing or pedagogy that exclude
  • how “open” can clear barriers to DEI
  • OER is not fundamentally diverse or inclusive
  • OER and Belonging

Proposals on other topics will also be considered as space allows.

To see the full call for proposals, check here. The deadline to submit one is Friday, October 29.

Posted in Calls and Requests, Conferences and Meetings (non-HSLI), Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL), Library Organizations, Webinars | No Comments »

Reminder: Registration Open for IACRL Journal Club Discussion on Critical Race and Librarianship (Wed., Sept. 29, 12:00-1:00 PM)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Saturday, 9/25/2021

(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University)

Join the IACRL Virtual Journal Club for a laid-back lunchtime chat about academic librarianship. We’ll provide an article, a brief summary of the piece, and a discussion leader; you bring your sandwich, your tea, and your appetite for a conversation with your peers about the article and the profession. Check in with your colleagues from across the state and learn about the state of scholarship centered on topics relevant to your work in college or university libraries.

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 29, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The article for discussion will be “Dreaming Revolutionary Futures: Critical Race’s Centrality to Ending White Supremacy”, by Sofia Y. Leung and Jorge R. López-McKnight. This article was published in Communications in Information Literacy, in a special issue edited by Maria T. Accardi, Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier. To access the issue and the article, go here. Mitchell Haas, Online Learning Librarian at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will lead this month’s discussion.

To register, please go here. For more information about past and upcoming Journal Club meetings, check here.

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Registration Open for Next IACRL Virtual Journal Club Discussion, on Critical Race and Librarianship (Wed., Sept. 29, 12:00-1:00 PM)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Friday, 9/3/2021

(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University)

Join the IACRL Virtual Journal Club for a laid-back lunchtime chat about academic librarianship. We’ll provide an article, a brief summary of the piece, and a discussion leader; you bring your sandwich, your tea, and your appetite for a conversation with your peers about the article and the profession. Check in with your colleagues from across the state and learn about the state of scholarship centered on topics relevant to your work in college or university libraries.

Register here. You’ll be e-mailed a link to join before the event.

Discussion Leader: Mitchell Haas, Online Learning Librarian, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Article: “Dreaming Revolutionary Futures: Critical Race’s Centrality to Ending White Supremacy” by Sofia Y. Leung and Jorge R. López-McKnight. Access here.

This article was published in Communications in Information Literacy, in a special issue edited by Maria T. Accardi, Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier.

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IACRL Newsletter Seeking Information on Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Been Published Recently (Deadline Mon., Sept. 13)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Thursday, 9/2/2021

(via Jill Harper, Heartland Community College)

The IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter.

If you have:

  • changed positions since March of 2021
  • been published between March and September of 2021

and would like to be included in our Fall, 2021, Newsletter, please send your career or publication information to Jill Harper, at Jill.harper@heartland.edu, by Monday, September 13.

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